Erie Bee vs RIDE BOCO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Erie Bee
This app provides on-demand, fare-free transportation within Erie. Request a ride, track your vehicle in real-time, and receive estimated arrival times for a simple and flexible travel experience.
- Fare-free rides within Erie
- On-demand ride requests
- Real-time vehicle tracking
- Estimated pickup and arrival times
- ADA-accessible vehicle options
- Trip feedback and rating system
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Erie Bee is Erie’s new fare-free, on-demand ride service—built to make getting around town simple, fast, and flexible. Request a ride in minutes, track your vehicle in real time, and get where you need to go without the hassle of fixed schedules. How it works Open the app, choose your pickup and destination within the Town of Erie, and you’ll get an estimated pickup time and arrival time. Features Free rides within Erie Use Erie Bee to connect with RTD and Ride Lafayette View real-time RTD schedules for seamless transfers Real-time updates: estimated pickup and arrival time Accessibility options: request an ADA-accessible vehicle when needed Trip details: add group size, note children riding, and share rider needs in your profile Ride feedback: rate your trip and service quality Ride info upfront: view key vehicle/driver details before pickup Erie Bee is designed to help fill local mobility gaps, connect people to everyday destinations, and make it easier for residents, employees, and visitors to get around Erie.
RIDE BOCO
Book free, safe, and reliable curb-to-curb transportation within specific Colorado service areas. Schedule immediate pickups or plan trips in advance, and track your vehicle's location in real-time directly from your phone.
- Book rides on demand
- Schedule trips in advance
- Track vehicle locations
- Free curb-to-curb service
- Service area mapping
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RIDE BOCO is a free service provided by Boulder County, Colorado, delivering safe and reliable curb to curb transportation. The RIDE BOCO app allows you to book a ride on Ride Gunbarrel or Ride SouthEast, direct from your phone for free. Ride Gunbarrel provides service in Gunbarrel. Ride SouthEast provides service in Lafayette, Lewisville, Superior, and portions of Erie. In the app, those geographical areas are highlighted in red on the map. You may need to zoom out on the map to see them. Just enter your origin and destination to find a ride, book a seat onboard, and share the ride with others. Using the RIDE BOCO app, you can: • Schedule a quick pick up within minutes • Book a trip in advance • Track vehicles in the zone for up-to-the-minute locations
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Verdict
Erie Bee and RIDE BOCO both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of RIDE BOCO's written reviews are positive against 75% of Erie Bee's. RIDE BOCO also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 weeks). Erie Bee's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Erie Bee against 5.0 for RIDE BOCO. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Erie Bee has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Erie Bee's written reviews are positive against 100% of RIDE BOCO's.
Erie Bee ships an update every 5 weeks, RIDE BOCO every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Erie Bee | RIDE BOCO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spare Labs Inc. | RideCo Inc. |
Customer experience
Erie Bee
RIDE BOCO
In-app purchases
Erie Bee
No in-app purchases
RIDE BOCO
No in-app purchases
